Vehicle-wheel.



NTTED 'STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

ALBERT WESTPHAL, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 W.

` TRICKETT GILES, 0F BALTIMORE. MARYLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Patented Dee, 1s, 1910.

Application filed September 3, 1910. Serial No. 580,428.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT WESTPHAM a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State ott' Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-llVheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in vehicle Wheels, and has for its object the construction of wheels for road vehicles in such a manner as to obtain a. certain degree I of resilience Without the danger of punctures, such as ha pen to pneumatic tires and render them ine cient.

With the foregoing object-in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of'parts lwhich will be hereinafter described `and A, indicates the hub of the \vheel made from any suitable material, preferably metal,I provided with spokes 1, felly 2, chan nel tire 3, and tire -l-. the, ti"e t beingi made from, any suitable material, preferably rubber, or other resilient composition of which rubber forms a basis.

5 indicates a sleeve, provided with laterally extended arms 6; secured around the arms 6, are spiral springs 7, the free ends of the springs being secured in sockets 8 pro- "idod in the inner face S) of the hub, and held in position by means of the metal baud 10, provided with slots 11, the slots fitting around the springs 7 retaining` the-springs in the sockets, the band being secured -ou the inner face of the hub by any suitable moans, such as screws 12 as shown.

Provided inl the substantially triangular spaces 13, between the springs 7,. and the baud l0, areelastic cushioning,- springs 14,

made from suitable resilient material, preteralily rubber, adapted to be compressed, and to a degree limit the tension on the springs 7. lrovided on each end of the sleeve 5, adjacent to the end faces 15 and 16 of the hub are threaded washers 17, the

sleeve being threaded at 18-18 for the pur! pose of securing the washers thereon, the washers servlng to retain the mechanism within the hub, and form a housing for the mechanism Within the hub so as to render ,I

wheel which is transmitted and absorbed by the springs, the caps forminbma housing f or the washers. I

21 indicates the spindle of an axle 22, on which tfne wheel is provided` the spindle being inserted through the sleeve 5, and secured thereon by means offthe threaded cap nut 23, the spindle beingthreaded at 24 to receive the nut; the flange 25 of the nut fitting snugly against the cap 20, so as to render the 'cap practically dust proof, but at the same time loose enough to permit free movement between these parts. Provided on the axle 22, adjacent to the spindle 21, is,`

a collar 26, which serves a purpose similar toy that of the flanged nut on the opposite end l relative to the cap 20.

It will be observed that in a wheel constructed in accordance with my invention justV described, I have provided a wheel of novel construction, in which the shock or jar received at the circumference of the wheel is transmitted to the hub, and ab` sorbed b v the mechanism contained therein, and while t'or purposes of illtstration, I have shown a wheel constructed with a cushiontire, my invention is not limited tolthis form ot' tireand is cffecthie where oth-er kinds ot tires ot less resilien't character are. used. f i

Slight changes and alterations might be resorted to in the forni and arrangement. of the several parts described, without departing from the lspirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to thel exact construction as herein SetQlort-h; but,

Having.; fully described my invention,

what I claim as new springs havin one end held in position by Letters Patent, is: said'arms ang their other ends resting in 1. In a wheel of the character described, 1 said sockets, a metal band provided with comprising a hul) provided with sockets, a openingsv through which one end of the sleeve'within the hub 1iaVing.radial-arms, springs pass to retain said ends in said springs' having one end held in position by sockets, and triangular cushions between said arms and their other ends resting in i said springs. said sockets, and a metal band provided with In testimony whereof I affix my signature openings through which oie eid of th in presence of two witnesses. s rin' s ass to retain sai en s in sai z Scketgs. P I ALBERT WESTPHAL.

.2. 1n a wheel of the character described, l comprising a hub provided with sockets, a i

sleeve within the liub having radial arms7 and desire to seeure'by l Witnesses:

E. VAL'roN BREWINGTON, HOWELL H. THOMAS. 

